APHC010083072019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] MONDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 3670/2019 Between: 1. M R RATHANAM, S/O. M.SWAMIDAS LATE AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION TEACHER, RESIDENT OF UPPALUR VILLAGE, NARASAPURAM POST, KADAPA DISTRICT 2. G. SURESH, S/O SUBBARAMAIAH OCCUPATION TEACHER RESIDENT OF KOMMANAVARIPALLI VILLAGE PULLAMPETA MANDAL,KADAPA. DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY, A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES ACT, A RECOGNIZED BODY OF STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY PAMULAPATI SIVAIAH COMPLEX, NAIDUPET, KORITIPADU, GUNTUR CITY, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE ANDHRA PRADESH RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS, MUKKAVARIPALLI, KADAPA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto pass an order or orders, direction or a Writ or more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring that the petitioners are entitled for regularization of their services in their respective category in view of the fact that they were appointed after undergoing process of selection in regular vacancies and completing more than 6 years of service in their respective post with all consequential benefits including granting of minimum of the time scale of pay , attached to their respective posts of Working with effect from the date of their Ist appointment in terms of the law on the subject, contract basis of their services and to pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to extend minimum time scale of 'pay' attached to the regular post in which the petitioners arc working, pending regularization of their services as per the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a case of State of Punjab and others Vs. Jagjit Singh and others reported in (2017 (1) SCC 148) pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to vacate the interim order granted in I.A.No.01 of 2019 in W.P. No.3670 of 2019 dated 25.03.2019 and to pass such other Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SATYANARAYANA NIMMALA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. ANITHA MESA (SC FOR APREIS TW SW BC) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.3670 OF 2019 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the petitioner is entitled for regularization of their services in their respective category in view of the fact that they were appointed after undergoing process of selection in regular vacancies and completing more than 6 years of service in their respective post with all consequential benefits including granting of minimum of the time scale of pay, attached to their respective posts of working with effect from the date of their 1st appointment in terms of the law on the subject, contract basis of their services and to pass such other order …” 2. Sri K. Srinivas, learned counsel, representing Sri N. Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the writ petitioners, would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. Smt. Anitha Mesa, learned Standing Counsel for APREIS TW SW BC, representing respondent Nos.2 and 3, appeared virtually. 4 4. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 28th July, 2025 cbn 5 66 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No: 3670 OF 2019 28th July, 2025 cbn